Bee Line Highway Opened as Fastest Route to Florida
Motor clubs in the East and Middle West declare the Bee Line Highway the quickest winter route to Florida. The 854 mile road runs Nashville Tennessee to Orlando via Albany Decatur Birmingham Montgomery and Tallahassee. Boosters pledge maintenance and tourist assistance while raising funds. An official Map and Log Book is available from the Bee Line Highway Boosters Association Cullman Alabama.
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East
Middle West
Florida
Nashville
Boosters
Rocally
Bee Line
Dixie
Bee Line Highway Boosters Association
Cullman
Ala
Reapportionment Proposal Aims at Senate Redistribution
Montgomery report notes Alabama lawmakers debate reapportioning the state Senate based on 1920 census. The bill would move St Clair, Lamar, Shelby, Bibb, Butler, Perry, Monroe, and Pike among districts. Longstanding agitation cites large counties with white populations as underrepresented under 1907 codes.
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Montgomery
Albany- Decatur
Ala
State Senate of
Shelby
Bibb
Butler
Perry
Monroe
Pike
Alabama
Senate
House
Two-Thirds Legislature May Call Special Sessions
Jefferson Representative J D Truss proposes a constitutional amendment to Section 122 to allow two thirds of lawmakers to call a special session by proclamation on extraordinary occasions while preserving the governor's power. A special election would be held on the amendment the first Monday after three months from the final adjournment of the current session.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. D. Truss
Jefferson
House
Judiciary Committee
Coal in Ancient Times and Medieval Naming Origins
The term sea coal arose among medieval writers to distinguish coal from charcoal and reflect its transport by water. The name applied to coal landed at Chester from Ewloe and coal found within a shire.
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Coa
Chester
Ewloe
Shire
Henry Riddle Remains Jailed as Bondsmen Quit
Henry Riddle, a Talladega Alabaman, cannot post bond after his bondsman quit. Convicted last December of conspiracy and mailing defrauds, he was sentenced to 39 months and a $10,000 fine. His appeal is pending in New Orleans while Judge Grubb and Judge Walker are away.
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Anniston
Ala
Henry Riddle
Talladega
Walter I.grubb
Federal District Court
Walker
Federal Court of Appeals
Riddle
Liberty
Secret J B Gurley Returns Home From Week Stay
Somerville News notes J B Gurley's week long visit ending with a return to Hart selle. W O Henderson visits Hartselle on business. A singing at Mrs Lula Wade's home delights attendees. Mrs Forrest Echols and Lois shop in Hartselle Friday. Pattie Lyley couple welcome a girl born Oct 12. Paul Cain visits Hartselle on Friday. R S Watkins and Ivie Sharp travel to Hartselle on business. Eliza McCarley and Katie Leon host Lurline Wade Wednesday night.
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Lula Wade
Mrs. Pattie-Lyley
Mr. R. S. Watkins
Ivie Sharp
Hartselle
Eliza McCarley
Katie Leon
Lurline Wade
Quail Abundance Reported Across Several States
The bobwhite quail is plentiful across Virginia Maryland North Carolina Illinois and Indiana with large numbers in many counties. Reports from the Biological Survey indicate mild winters and good breeding seasons boosting quail populations in multiple states including Ohio Kansas Iowa and Nebraska with Alabama opening its season November 1 through March.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Carolina
Ilinois
Indiana
Port Re
Ohio
Kansas
Towa
Nebraska
Alabama
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Auto Service
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Albany
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Blounts Tow
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Port St. Sota
Guy Terminal Dévison
Wwapalachtc
OLA
Ocala
Leesburg
Orlande
Oplanne Ma
Cole
Albany- Decatur Daily
International News Service
Somerville News
J.B. Gurley
W. O. Henderson
Forrest Echols
Lois
Paul Cain
Frank Plide
Instant Service
McGehee Furniture
O. Decatur
United States
Bank Street
Harris Motors CO
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